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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Pat Hodgson on June 04, 2006, 09:03:50 PM

Title: one less dunlin on the spit
Post by: Pat Hodgson on June 04, 2006, 09:03:50 PM

Today on the Leslie St. spit I watched a peregrine (banded) pluck and start to eat a dunlin.  Especially unfortunate for the dunlin, as it wasn't even dead yet.  This all transpired on a street light right over the road.

Lots of willow flycatchers and warbling vireos singing out there.

Title: peregrine
Post by: Craig McL on June 05, 2006, 10:38:48 AM

Hi Pat was the Dunlin in flight at the time ??

it must have bin somthing to wach ... :shock:  :o

Craig

Title:
Post by: Pat Hodgson on June 05, 2006, 10:47:29 AM

I did not see the chase or capture part of this drama.  I was biking and came upon the falcon already perched.

It was not easy to watch that dunlin try to get away, but a peregrine's gotta eat too.  Too bad they don't eat more ring-billed gulls.

Title: ring-billed gulls
Post by: Craig McL on June 05, 2006, 11:14:09 AM

it has bin my exsperians wile working with the peregrine's at King and Victorea sight that thay play with ring-billed gulls moor than eat them ! but yes thay do eat them from time to time ..

Craig